Witnesses said the fireball appeared around 8 p.m. moving to the north, and dash cam video obtained by ABC11 showed it appeared on the horizon as a bright white ball with a tail of fire.

Hours later came news that a boulder had mysteriously appeared on a highway southeast of Richmond — and it was big enough to throw a passing car onto its roof, Lt. Justin Aronson of the Chesterfield County Police said on Twitter.

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Aronson posted photos of the boulder surrounded by orange cones and flares, along with an image of the unlucky car resting on its front windshield. The rock was the size of a picnic table, TV station WTVR reported.

South Australia Police released CCTV footage from Mount Gambier in Australia of a meteor lighting up the night sky as it crashed down to Earth on May 21, 2019. Video shows a falling ball of light followed by a bright flash.

“Did this come from the sky around 8-9 last night?” one Twitter user wrote. “I was sitting at Kroger ... and saw what looked to be the biggest meteorite I’ve ever seen. I seriously waited to hear the sound upon impact but never did.”

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